An International Seminar on Counter-Terrorism was held on Tuesday in Yining, a city in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with the Chinese government's success in gaining community trust across Xinjiang becoming a highlight.
Drawing nearly 100 participants from over 20 nations and international bodies, the event focused on addressing new terrorism challenges, strengthening state responsibilities, and fostering international synergy.
Participants also discussed key issues including regional counter-terrorism amid geopolitical conflicts, misuse of emerging technologies for terrorist purposes, and the root causes of terrorism.
During the seminar, China advocated global responsibility, multilateral cooperation, and opposition to double standards in counter-terrorism.
"Geopolitical competitions and double standards in counter-terrorism erode the international consensus, fragment transnational collaboration and undermine the effectiveness of global counter-terrorism governance. The abuse of technology and the deficiency of capacity have resulted in more harmful terrorist activities, greater difficulty in preventing and cracking down on terrorism, and heavier counter-terrorism pressure around the whole world," said Zhai Jun, special envoy of the Chinese government on the Middle East issue.
Also at the event, China showcased the effectiveness of its counter-terrorism measures, highlighting Xinjiang's more than seven decades of progress and stability,
Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, chairman of the World Muslim Communities Council, shared his firsthand observations of Xinjiang's community-level counter-terrorism approach, saying that local engagement and trust-building are key to the region's success.
"And here (Xinjiang) I saw that the success was during the implementation of the strategy to counter terrorism. They were able to engage the local people, each community. I visited many families -- and my last visit and yesterday also I visited one family. So you see the real success that the government were able to gain the trust and their respect and engagement of the local people in countering terrorism. And this is what is missing in many countries actually," said Al Nuaimi.
The forum also reaffirmed that combating the shared threat of terrorism demands unified global action.
Global officials gather in Xinjiang to tackle emerging terrorist threats
